British upper house election, 1844

The British upper house election, 1844 was held on 1 January 1844, when new peers were elected to the British House of Lords. The Conservative Party lost 10.11% of its seats in the British Parliament as the Whigs recovered all of their seats lost after the 1843 Secret Ballots Act's passage, in addition to gaining .49% more representation in the House; the Tories gained 1.97% more seats in the House in response to the success of the liberal reforms.